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Show Sooseuelf City Council Approves A Tliree Mill Ibvj Cut For 1955 Mayor Hopes To Start Trend Of Cut In County Mayor Paul Murphy and members mem-bers of the Roosevelt city council Monday set a pattern for the other oth-er taxing units of Duchesne County Coun-ty in reducing taxes, when they cut their 1955 budget 3 mills. Previously Pre-viously a 30-mill levy had been approved and announced by the council. The new 'levy will be 27 mills. In announcing the action of the city council Monday night at their regular semi - monthly meeting, Mayor Paul Murphy made the following fol-lowing statement: "By cutting our levy 3-mills we are reducing our revenue approximately approxi-mately $3,908.17, which is based on the 1955 assessed valuation for Roosevelt City. It is our hope this step taken by our city will influence the county and school district to trim a mill or so off their levy." June 30 valuation announced by Roosevelt City placed it at $1,-302,725.00. $1,-302,725.00. A corrected valuation since the board of equalization met has not been sent the city office, but little change is expected. ex-pected. Heaviest In State With a 30-mill levy, which is what was levied in 1954, Roosevelt Roose-velt City carries the heaviest mill-levy mill-levy in the state of Utah. The reduction re-duction of three mills will still keen Roosevelt on top, comparing with the 1954 levy of other cities. The nearest was Cedar City, who in 1954 had a 26.3 levy. Tooele had a 25-mi!l levy last year. Accprding to Mrs. Irene K. Rup-pel. Rup-pel. city recorder, the cut in Roosevelt'," Roos-evelt'," levy trims 1-mill from three departments: water works., parks and public property, and contingent. If the county and school district are unable to adjust their levies, the overall levy for people living in Roosevelt will be 77.65-mi'ls. Previously it had been reported Roosevelt's levy, including the I state, county and school, would be I 80.65-mill,s. |